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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">So long as any custom modules used the
proper {} wrap of table names in their queries, there would be no
problem changing them. Just be sure to change the prefix in
settings.php so you aren't pulling hair out wondering what went
wrong (I just say that because I can see myself doing it!).<br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Jamie Holly
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://hollyit.net">http://hollyit.net</a></pre>
On 11/8/2013 3:39 PM, Nancy Wichmann wrote:<br>
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<div><span>I have inherited a site that was built in India.
Looking at the database, I see that they used a database
prefix. No, I have no idea why.</span></div>
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<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family:
arial,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transparent;
font-style: normal;"><span>There is a little bit of data in
the non-prefixed tables, although what I have looked at
seems to be garbage. For example, the non-prefixed node
table is empty.</span></div>
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<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family:
arial,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transparent;
font-style: normal;"><span>Does anyone know an easy way to get
rid of the prefix? Are there any dangers in the
straight-forward manual process?<br>
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